Top 300 words from the Academic Word List ~ ultra important for TOEFL and TOEIC tests!

Below you will find the top 300 (in order from most commonly used) words from the Academic Word List (AWL). These are commonly featured (and tested for meaning and/or synonyms) in reading and listening texts from TOEFL, TOEIC and IELTS, so you should make sure you understand all of them. In addition, these are words you may need to use in the speaking or writing sections, so it's also a good idea to make sure you can pronounce and spell them accurately! 

require

income

section

structure

policy

economy

process

research (n)  /  research (v)

vary

issue

analyse

method

data

function

area

define

proceed

significant

individual

respond

identify

export (n)  /  export (v)

similar

approach

occur

environment (n)  /  environmental (adj)

contract (n)  /  contract (v)

involve

establish

specific

theory

benefit (n/v)  /  beneficial (adj)

major

assess

indicate (v)  /  indication (n)

finance (n/v)  /  financial (adj)

evident

period (n)  /  periodically (adv)

source

principle

percent

labor (n/v)  /  laborious (adj)

consist

assume

factor

formula

legal

sector

authority (n)  /  authorize (v)

create

concept

constitute (v)  /  constitution (n)

legislate (v)  /  legislation (n)

distribute (v)  /  distribution (n)

derive

context (n)  /  contextual (adj)

role

available (adj)  /  availability (n)

estimate (n)  /  estimate (v)  /  estimation (n)

interpret (v)  /  interpretation (n)

range

obtain

strategy (n)  /  strategic (adj)

conclude (v)  /  conclusion (n)

commission

appropriate

institute (n)  /  institution (n)

credit

region

acquire

invest

construct (v)  /  construct (n)  /  construction (n)

community

design

item

equate

injure

chapter

participate (v)  /  participation (n)

compute

select

relevant

maintain (v)  /  maintenance (n)

reside (v)  /  residence (n)  /  residential (adj)

culture

text

regulate (v)  /  regulation (n)

final

distinct

potential

resource

element (n)  /  elementary (adj)

administrate (v)  /  administration (n)  /  administrative (adj)

focus

seek

achieve

site

consequent (adj)  /  consequence (n)

survey

normal

complex (n)  /  complex (adj)

feature

consume

affect

primary (adj)  /  primarily (adj)

previous

secure

tradition

transfer (n)  /  transfer (v)

journal

conduct (n)  /  conduct (v)

purchase

positive

perceive

impact

evaluate (v)  /  evaluation (n)

restrict

assist

category

aspect

partner

technical

rely

corporate (adj)  /  corporation (n)

contribute (v)  /  contribution (n)

exclude

react

sex

alternative

initial

convene

technology (n)  /  technological (adj)

circumstance (n)  /  circumstantial (adj)

link

minor

comment

shift

sufficient

proportion

ensure

document

constant

component

core

immigrate (v)  /  immigration (n)

emphasis (n)  /  emphasize (v)

valid (adj)  /  validate (v)  /  validity (n)

instance

consent

physical

fund

dominate (v)  /  domination (n)

demonstrate (v)  /  demonstation (n)  /  demonstrative (adj)

outcome

specify (v)  /  specific (adj)

volume (n)  /  voluminous (adj)

task

layer

maximize

technique

correspond

locate

framework

constrain

criteria

interact

illustrate

deduce

coordinate

compensate (v)  /  compensation (n)

imply (v)  /  implication (n)

philosophy

negate

justify

scheme

sequence (n/v)  /  sequential (adj)

publish

considerable

remove

register (v/n)  /  registration (n)

stress

statistic

concentrate (v)  /  concentration (n)

domestic

debate

subsequent

commit

mechanism

grant

professional

overall

hypothesis (n)  /  hypothetical (adj)

investigate (v)  /  investigation (n)

summary (n)  /  summarize (v)

impose

civil (adj)  /  civilized (adj)  /  civilization (n)

code

series

apparent

adequate

ethnic

contrast

output

job

goal

cycle

internal

dimension

resolve

approximate

hence

principal

attitude

retain

promote

implement (n)  /  implement (v)

sum

access

project (n)  /  project (v)

obvious

undertake

option

attribute (n)  /  attribute (v)

communicate (v)  /  communication (n)

predict

occupy (v)  /  occupation (n)

confer (v)  /  conference (n)

error

integrate (v)  /  integration (n)

label

parameter

regime

prior (adj)  /  priority (n)

annual

despite

implicate (v)  /  implication (n)

phase

status

parallel

emerge

generate (v)  /  generation (n)

target

clause

adjust

liberal

logic

licence

fundamental

image

generation

stable (n/adj)  /  stability (n)  /  stabilize (v)

expose

academy (n)  /  academic (adj/n)

orient (v)  /  orientation (n)

equivalent

external

mental

trend

enable

energy (n)  /  energetic (adj)

sustain

style

transit

consult (v)  /  consultation (n)

compound (n)  /  compound (v)

medical

welfare

whereas

objective

ratio

conflict (n)  /  conflict (v)

challenge

revenue

psychology (n)  /  psychological (adj)

decline

aware

capacity

discrete

evolve (v)  /  evolution (n)

modify (v)  /  modification (n)

symbol

contact

enforce

expand

precise

version

substitute

draft

notion

reject (n)  /  reject (v)

entity

margin

facilitate

pursue

network

monitor

prime

amend

alter

perspective